Quebec allocates $65 million to fight rise in gun violence related to organized crime

Oct 20, 2020 | 9:59 AM

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is allocating about $65 million to combat gun violence and organized crime.

Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said today the combination of federal and provincial funds will be used to bolster existing police squads and to create more specialized units. 

Big-city police forces say gun crime is rising in places such as Montreal and Quebec City and that officers in recent months have been seizing more weapons than in the past. 

The money will fund units in the provincial police and in the Montreal and Quebec City police that specialize in online weapons trafficking and in organized crime.